Day: September 13, 2019

London Blockchain Accelerator Academy Looking for Partners

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In a powerful collaboration, London’s well established Accelerator Academy and Accelerator Network – who have helped over 1000 startups over an award-winning decade – have joined Edtech company Blockchain Partners (Oracle partners), industry-leading Token.Agency, and media source Blockchain News (EST 2015) to launch the Blockchain Accelerator Academy in London.  advertisement We Prepare Startups For The World Of Blockchain at the Blockchain Accelerator Academy – London, England Unlike typical accelerators and incubators, the collective is offering a lot more than just innovation branding at their programme and potential human resources for…

EU Needs Own Digital ‘EuroCoin’ to Compete With Libra, Says France

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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra. The Minister’s remarks — the latest in a series of vocal misgivings about the social media giant’s cryptocurrency plans — were reported by Reuters on Sept. 13.  “EuroCoin”?  vs. the tech titan At a meeting of EU finance ministers in Helsinki, Le Maire told reporters that he would be discussing the issue of a possible European public digital currency with his fellow European ministers next month.  He also…

Cubans Are Turning to Bitcoin to Access Global Economy: Report

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Bitcoin (BTC) trading is opening new avenues for citizens in Communist-run Cuba, which has been financially isolated for years under a United States trade embargo. A Sept. 12 report from U.S. News claims that with the recent advent of mobile internet in the country, Cubans are increasingly buying cryptocurrencies to make online purchases, as well as to invest and trade. “Opening new doors” in retail Without access to debit or credit cards for international use, cryptocurrency-enabled purchases are a welcome opportunity for locals. In an interview with U.S. News, local…

Chinese Police Raids the Offices of the Crypto Project GXChain

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GXChain is a Chinese cryptocurrency project founded in 2016. Recently it was targeted by China’s police, which resulted in the sealing of GXChain offices in Hangzhou. The news broke out initially when Davey Wan, the CEO of the crypto asset holding company Primitive Ventures, tweeted on September 11th that Chinese police has “clamped down” on the high-profile crypto project GXChain. BREAKING Another high profile 2017 ICO project GXChain $GXC just got clamped down by the Chinese police 😱😱😱 GXChain was a very hot ICO back in the days with ATH…

$800 Bitcoin Buys $10,000 Cash on Dark Web, Turn-Key Money Laundering

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Security researchers have identified a new trend of lucrative and illicit Bitcoin (BTC) to cash conversions in their analysis of dozens of dark web marketplaces and forums. Financial scammers are selling cold, hard cash for only 10 to 12 cents on the dollar to buyers willing to provide a prepaid fee in Bitcoin, according to the new Q3 2019 Black Market Report from Armor’s Threat Resistance Unit. Dodging risks The cash-to-Bitcoin money laundering scheme works as follows: cybercriminals offer up bundles of cash — typically from $2,500 to $10,000 —…

How To Trade Bitcoin Like A Whale, Not A Guppy – CCN.com

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Bitcoin trading isn’t for everyone, but if you decide to take the plunge, it’s best to learn from the whales. | Source: Shutterstock As a bitcoin skeptic, I don’t think it is a good idea for anyone to be trading or holding bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies. However, I recognize that many investors are watching the bitcoin action and want to get involved. While I think this is a terrible idea, there are trading strategies utilized by the so-called “whales” that you should avail yourselves of. The idea behind these…

Bitcoin Price Catalyst Will Be S&P 500 New All-Time High, Says Tom Lee

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Wall Street strategist and co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors Thomas Lee has argued that a strong macro outlook will provide the tailwinds for the next Bitcoin (BTC) bull run. In an interview for CNBC’s Fast Money on Sept. 13, Lee broke with the narrative that investors buy into Bitcoin to hedge macro risks — viewing the asset as a safe-haven asset or type of digital gold.  Instead, he argued that investors buy into the cryptocurrency when they feel optimistic about the wider economy, geopolitics and industry and traditional markets are…

Russian ZP Legal Claims They Can Recover Mt. Gox’s $2 Billion Lost in Bitcoin Hack

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Russian law firm Zheleznikov and Partners has proposed a way to recover up to 200,000 Bitcoin stolen from Mt. Gox exchange. They want to take legal action against Russian nationals who received the stolen money. Moscow-based law firm Zheleznikov and Partners (ZP Legal) claims has put forward a proposal on how to recover up to 200,000 Bitcoin (BTC) stolen from the Japanese exchange Mt. Gox. The solution implies taking legal action against Russian nationals who received the stolen money. Mt. Gox Hack Mt. Gox was a Japanese Bitcoin exchange launched…